Yum Yum Philly! wine, cheese, beer and a cozy bar

Just off Rittenhouse Square, we found Tria, a wine, cheese and beer cafe.  We were looking for something with small bites, and it was perfect.

We started with a selection of bruschetta, all of which feature one of their gourmet cheeses: Birchrun Blue and Spiced Lancaster Pear Butter, Pistachio Herbed Ricotta with Lavender Honey and Goat Cheese with Garlic and Basil Pesto.  All were good, and not expensive ($3-$4 for two nice pieces, so perfect for sharing!) After that we moved on to some small plates, (Roasted Beets with Bulgarian Feta Cheese, Olive Oil Rosemary Potato Chips with Truffle Aioli) but the standout of the night for me was the Truffled Egg Toast with Fontina Cheese.

Seriously. Ridiculously good.

 In addition to the delicious eats, we also had delicious drinks.  They have a very respectable beer list and wine list, both reasonably priced.   They do not accept reservations, so expect to hang with a glass of wine at the bar on a busy night.  Or, what the heck, just stay and eat at the bar like we did.

We are nightcap people, so after dinner we stopped at a little pub just around the corner from the hotel, called The Black Sheep.

We just had a few whiskeys there, but it was totally cozy with a good jukebox, and the bartender was  friendly.  They also have an interesting menu, which means that we'll just have to go back down to Philly sometime soon.  There just aren't enough meals in the day!!!